12.4% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Girvan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Girvan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Girvan than in the rest of the country, with only 12.4% of residents arriving from another nation. Most people here identify with British roots, particularly Australian and English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 41.0%, followed by English at 34.3%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also prominent, making up 12.4% and 8.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. About 64.3% of people were born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Girvan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11641/girvan/topic/ancestry-heritage